$3.5 Million Gift to Benefit Illinois Wesleyan School of Music
The sale of more than 930 acres of farmland belonging to the late Cyril "C.B." Frevert '61 netted $11.6 million, one-third of which will benefit Illinois Wesleyan.

Illinois Wesleyan Earns Silver Bicycle Friendly Designation
The League of American Bicyclists has honored Illinois Wesleyan with a Silver Bicycle Friendly University designation, in recognition of achievements in promoting bicycling.

Kauerauf '19 Honored as 2018 Student Laureate
Illinois Wesleyan English-literature and German double major Abigail Kauerauf '19 has been named a 2018 Student Laureate by The Lincoln Academy of Illinois.

• The No. 11-ranked women's basketball team won the Midwest Challenge with a victory over Washington University on Sunday, Nov. 25.
• The men's basketball team improved to 6-0, including victories at the Webster Classic over the Thanksgiving weekend.

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Monday, Nov. 26

12 p.m., Davidson Room, Memorial Center – Non-Org: Think Tank – To encourage and support each other's goals and scholarship, the School of Nursing created a Think Tank group where they discuss professional goals or scholarship over a lunch session. They have seen a dramatic increase in publications, presentations, research, and goal completion over the last four years. Both faculty and staff are included in these meetings. The SON would like to help establish other groups like this on campus, so others can share in the successful nature of these kinds of groups. Presented by nursing faculty members Wendy Kooken and Amanda Hopkins.

Tuesday, Nov. 27

8 p.m., Westbrook Auditorium, Presser Hall – Student Composition Concert

Wednesday, Nov. 28

11 a.m.-1 p.m., Memorial Center – BAC and Drug Table – Stop by and have a beer! Join the Peer Educators of SOCA for a root-beer float and pick up a BAC card to help you learn how to drink responsibly if you choose to drink. There will also be information about different drugs, how these drugs look and how these drugs affect the body. Sponsored by IWU Counseling and Consultation Services and SOCA.

7 p.m., Hansen Student Center – American Marketing Association Speaker: Mike Galbreth, Expert in Sustainable Operations Management

Thursday, Nov. 29

4 p.m., Room 203, State Farm Hall – Guest Speaker: “Sick White Men: The Time of Neurasthenia in Naturalist Texts”

4 p.m., Basement, Evelyn Chapel – ReligiosiTEA - IWU's Weekly Interfaith Dialogue

8 p.m., Westbrook Auditorium, Presser Hall – Symphonic Winds/ Jazz Lab

Friday, Nov. 30

7 p.m., Turfler Room, Memorial Center – Kwanzaa Dinner

7:30 p.m., Westbrook Auditorium, Presser Hall – Unlicensed Syncopation, Vocal Jazz Lab & Jazz Ensemble

Saturday, Dec. 1

Shirk Center Indoor Track – Track and Field - Titan First Chance/Alumni Meet

5 p.m., Shirk Center – Women's Basketball vs. Carthage College – Live streaming video at www.iwu.edu/livesports.

7 p.m., Shirk Center – Men's Basketball vs. Carthage College – Live streaming video at www.iwu.edu/livesports.

Sunday, Dec. 2

3 p.m., Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 711 N. Main St., Bloomington – Christmas Choral Concert

Monday, Dec. 3

4 p.m., CNS C101 – Faculty Meeting

• Josefina (Josi) Bañales '14 co-authored a Psychology Today blog post, examining cross-racial coalitions built around shared experiences of oppression.
  
  
• Assistant Professor of Biology Loralyn Cozy co-authored the article, "Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120: Laboratory Maintenance, Cultivation, and Heterocyst Induction," in Current Protocols in Microbiology.
  
  
• International Student and Scholar Advisor Robyn Walter presented at the Region V NAFSA conference in Schaumburg in October. Her session was on "Training International Students on Emotional Wellness and Mental Health Awareness." NAFSA: Association of International Educators has over 10,000 members, and Region V serves professionals in Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin.